Brave and Pixar's other incredibly detail-oriented movies: By the numbers

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How does the heroine in Pixar's Brave get such bounce in her flame-colored hair? Try 1,500 individually animated curls. 2012 Disney/Pixar

June 20, 2012

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Iconic characters from Pixar films like Toy Story, Finding Nemo, and Up are perhaps best known for their wry senses of humor and lovable whimsy, but their incredibly detailed execution may actually be their most impressive quality. The Wall Street Journal reports that fiery-haired Scottish princess Merida, the star of Pixar's Brave, which hits theaters Friday, boasts a mane comprising 1,500 individually animated curls. Here, a numerical look at how that bit of trivia stacks up to the minutiae of other Pixar films: